My dream finally came true! At the London bike show Cycle2002 I finally met David Duffield and thankfully he was exactly how I expected him to be! I managed to get to the show in Islington at 10.30am on the Saturday as I had heard David would be there along with some other cycling commentators…
Hello boys and girls, especially Marco. I had a close encounter of the Duffers kind earlier this year and it was a dream come true (which shows I should stop eating cheese late at night). The place… Luxembourg… After a busy day watching the Prologue for the Tour, saw the riders practicing on the circuit…
From Sporting Cyclist 1959 SUNDAY proved a very busy day and the morning was spent preparing the trikes and the vehicle. After lunch there were numerous ‘phone calls to get the weather forecast, and then David pronounced the verdict, “We start tomorrow.” More feverish activity with a small office printing kit preparing postcards notifying the…
WRONG WAY END TO ENDER from Sporting Cyclist 1959 THERE are many unconventional things about David Duffield, the gay cavalier of Midland cycling. For instance, he must be one of the few racing men of the present generation who does no weekday training at all, his cycling being confined to weekends. But most unconventional of…
Hello Mate. Here are the quotes I have, more or less chronologically. There are also a handful from Stephen Roche and Mike Smith in the same spirit, just to show how infectious is the great Duffield mindset. Hope you like them! I’m living in Finland at the moment and there is a home-grown commentator here…
We Love David Duffield 2004 From: Stuart MSubject: Vive le Duffield I have just found your site and thoroughly enjoyed reading the pages and pages of Duffieldisms. I’ve been a fan since the early 90’s when I got my first dish. I enthused about him to my Dad a few days later and his response…
We Love David Duffield 2004 We got so many emails about DD over the summer that it all got a bit overwhelming. Here they all are as a labour of love towards our great friend. From: Tim YSubject: Howdy from the States Howdy from the States, Please keep up the good work. I’m a Duffield…
We got so many emails about DD over the summer that this update is a 2page job. Or 3 pages if you count the amazing collection that Jim sent in From: DJ Subject: DDisms Having watched a few of the stages of the TDF, and been amazed at some of the things this commentator has…
Here’s the latest batch of emails that we received at HQ over the grande tours of the summer. Sorry if you don’t always get a personalised reply from us but you can have a warm feeling inside knowing that thousands of DD fans from all over the world will be reading your prose and that…
From: James MSubject: David Duffield Has anyone ever seen David Duffield and Alan Partridge in the same room together? I think they are the same person. Thanks James, I’m not sure if this is a good thing or not although I could certainly imagine Alan Partridge talking for hours about the cold showers at Roubaix!…